A winter storm is expected to blast the southern United States with heavy snow, ice and rain Thursday and Friday.

OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR) – Snow has been falling steadily in most of Oklahoma. KFOR Meteorologists continue tracking the snow and freezing temperatures and especially those areas south of the OKC Metro like Purcell, Newcastle, Pauls Valley, Wynnewood, Blanchard, and Lawton.

The northern Gulf Coast is bracing for a blast of arctic air and a powerful winter storm early next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures, icy conditions, and snow. The cold air will begin arriving late Sunday,

The same storm blanketing Oklahoma communities in white also caused hundreds of flight cancellations in Dallas and dozens in OKC.